Grain weigher and bagger.



No. 669,607. Patented Mar. l2, IQOI. A. J. & P. J. WICKMAN.

GRAIN WEIGHER AND BAGGER.

(Application filed June 11, 1900.

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GRAIN WEIGNER AND BAGGEB.

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AUGUSTUS J. WIGKMAN AND PHILIP J. Vt lCKMAN, OF NEVADA MILLS, INDIANA.

GRAEN WEIGHER AND saeess.

SPEGKFIQATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 669,607, dated March12, 1901.

Application filed June 11, 1900.

To (0% whom it ntcty concern:

Be it known that we, AUGUSTUS J. WICK- MAN and PHILIP J. VJICKMAN,citizens of the United States, residing" at l fevada Mills, county ofSteuben, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful GrainNeigher andBagger, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in grain weighers and baggersattached to threshing or other machines; and the objects of ourimprovement are, first, to provide a way for the weighing of the grainin the bag, which it enters in a continuous stream from the thresher orother machine; second, to provide an automatic trip or cut-off whichchanges the flow of grain from one bag to the other when the requiredamount of grain is in the bag, and, third, to provide an alarm whichwhen the trip or cut-off is operated will give notice that the sackcontains the required number of pounds of grain and should be removedand replaced by another. W e attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a Viewof front side of entire machine, the back side appearing the same withthe exception of the bell and pointer and with the addition of the rodsand hooks with which it is attached to the threshing-machine. Fig. 2 isa vertical section of the entire machine, showing arrangement of theinside for directing the grain into the bags. Fig. 3 is a top view ofmachine.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The side pieces A A and the end pieces B B and the spouts O 0 form theframework of the machine. Playing loosely on the spouts O O are thebag-holders D and E, which are hung on the scale-beams F G by means ofthe rods H H, having links or hooks on upper ends, by which they arehung on scale-beams F G, and hooks on lower ends, on which hang thebag-holders, as shown in Fig. 2.

The bag-holders D E are made with perforated bottoms U U" and framework1 1, surrounding spouts G C, and rods J J J J, as shown in Fig. l, withthe addition of back pieces and braces to give the bag-holderssufficient strength and solidness. The bags Serial to. 19,984. on m el.)

K K are fastened inside of bag-holders, as shown in Fig. l, forming areceptacle for the grain.

T 1e scale-beams F G are hung on bearings L L L L, attached to sidepieces A A, square holes being out in pieces A. A to admit scaleheamsinto their proper places.

Attached to the scale-beams F G are the weights S S, which areadjustable to the required number of pounds, and the docs M M, made andattached to scalebeams F G in such a way as to slide on the upper rimsof the wheels N N and catch in the notches on the rims of said wheels,as shown in Fig. 1. The wheels N N are both attached to shaft 0,carrying bell and pointer Q springs P P and trip or cut-off B; B; R.

The dog M is released by scale-beam F, (which is operated by the weightof the grain in the bag) and the trip or cut-off R R R is thrown over byspring P and caught on opposite side by dog M, which in turn is releasedhy scale-beam G and caught again by first dog M.

The trip or cut-off R R R consists of an upright piece of sheet-iron Tor other material, having two flanges V V attached to lower edge. Thegrain striking one of these flanges V V tends to balance the trip,making it operate easily. The trip or cut-off R R R also has two sidepieces, (shown by circle vV,) forming a channel for the grain to run inwhichever way the trip or cut-off R R It is turned.

The hopper X is placed directly over the trip or cut-oh": BER and servesto guide the grain into the trip or cut-off R R R, as shown in thedrawings. The open places on each side of hopper X are intended to beclosed up, if desired.

The bagger and weigher is attached to side of threshing or other machineby means of rods bolted onto bagger at one end and forming hooks at theother ends to hook in brackets or loops bolted 011 threshing or othermachine.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

In an automatic weighing machine the combination of a bifurcated chute,a scalebeam pivot-ally mounted upon each side of said chute, areceptacle suspended from each scale-beam below said chute, a transverseattached to the back side of said chute, and shaft pivoted in saidchute, a deflector rigadapted to engage in brackets attached to idlyattached thereto, a notched disk fixed to side of threshing or othermachine, all Silb said shaft under each scale-beam, and springs Istantially as described and set forth.

5 on said shaft attached to said disks and said r a ,7 r sca1e-beams,latches pivotaliy attached to said scale-beams, and adapted to engage inJ said notches in said disks, a pointer attached Witnesses: to saidshaft external to said chute and a bell ORLEY CLEVELAND,

10 attached to said pointer, the rods and hooks l WARD CLEAVELAND.

